KMSL — Northwest Alabama Rgnl
Muscle Shoals, AL · field elevation 551 ft · NON-ATCT
KMSL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSL 100953Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 04/04 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00440044 $
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 4 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- -876 ft · pressure altitude 311 ft
- Observed
- 54 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSL 100556Z 1006/1106 00000KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1009/1013 4SM BR FM101400 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 FM102200 00000KT P6SM SCT200
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.74531, -87.61022
- Elevation
- 551 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1220Z / 2249Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Colbert, AL
Everything else KMSL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,694 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KDCU Pryor Fld Rgnl33 nm
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- KSNH Savannah-Hardin County39 nm
- KHSV Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Fld42 nm
- KHUA Redstone AAF46 nm
- KCMD Cullman Rgnl/Folsom Fld47 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMSL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.